Applied online, they got back in a couple of days. Arranged skype interview a week later.
The job description didn't really match the actual job. It was more of a data-entry position (and there are other positions correctly described, I'm not sure why this one wasn't).
It felt more like an immigration interview than a friendly talk.
Interview conducted by team lead, who kept asking weird questions and pushing on issues that really have no relation to work quality. For example, at some point, they asked "what tool for X do you use?". Knowing that there are many tools (and honestly I know a lot of them, or could simply google their names) I asked back "Well, I can adapt to any tool you use. What do you guys have there?" and she said something along the lines of "well but I want you to name them". This really has nothing to do with my capabilities or experience. I rightly named a few tools, but could just as well be naming random tools. How would that define me as a candidate?
We both are foreign English speakers, and usually, acronyms are hard to gauge. At some point, they asked "What is your experience with XXX?", but they actually spelled out wrong. This completely confused me and I panicked. I said "Honestly, I don't know what that is.", then they said "Well, it was on the job description.", and I asked again a few times to spell it out, when I got what they mean I described my experience. But I found it really weird to imply that I didn't read the job application (which honestly, was inaccurate in the first place) even though it was a simple communication error. Even if I didn't know what that was, again it was something incredibly simple to Google and give a half-baked answer.
Overall it was a terrible experience, and I withdrew myself from the process afterwards. I will probably apply again to different positions, but I won't ever apply again to this team (or any team related to it).
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Dec 2022
Interview
I did 3 interviews and no case study as it was a working student position. Interviews were between 30 to 45 minutes, and they tapped on important skills / knowledge that is related to the kon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why I want to join the company and this position
- Skills that make me fit for the job
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Jan 2022
Interview
I have found this process a positive, friendly atmosphere and supportive interview. HR and other managers have been quite friendly, that's why I think my overall experience was positive. I have attended 3 interviews. First one is having a call with HR and the second one with manager in the department and the last one with another manager in the department
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about your experience and why do you want this department
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Jul 2021
Interview
It lasted about 1 hour or more. I interviewed with the department head. She was very kind. However, I did not get another interview chance. Still, it was a good experience.
Thank you for sharing your experience on your interview process with us! We’re glad that you felt comfortable throughout and enjoyed the conversational dialogue.
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